“Dr. Burton brings to his task the faculty of clearly perceiving his ‘dramatis personæ’ of determining the interaction of his characters, and a skilled workmanship in the management of the verse-vehicle.” Edith M. Thomas.
+ + Critic. 49: 219. S. ’06. 390w.
“Dr. Burton’s ‘Rahab’ is a pretty enough academic exercise. But it has about as much to do with existing conditions as has the megatherium.”
+ – Ind. 61: 758. S. 27, ’06. 130w.
“If the play lacks sufficient vigor to foretell for it length of days it has some qualities that are uncommon in contemporary verse.”
+ – Nation. 83: 145. Ag. 16, ’06. 180w.
“It is simply and fluently written, with many felicities of phrase, and with comparatively few passages to which the most super-sensitive critic might object.”
+ + N. Y. Times. 11: 244. Ap. 14, ’06. 300w.
“It is not in any sense a great play, but it has movement, vivacity, color, and dramatic feeling.”
+ Outlook. 83: 769. Jl. 28, ’06. 240w.